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Plot Summary of The Pool of Fire - Tripods Trilogy 3
"The third and last book of the Tripod Trilogy follows the rebels as they plan and carry out their attack on the domed cities and attempt to rid the earth of its alien invaders."
Nova, Resident Scholar

"Are the Tripods really invulnerable, or will the rebels' daring and dangerous scheme bring freedom to the human race?"
Patrick Magee, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Pool of Fire - Tripods Trilogy 3
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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 40%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%




Tone of book - depressing/sad
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Repressive society story Yes
Repressive because: - controls your mind
If an invasion, from Earth/human POV: - fighting overt invasion (attacking aliens)
War or Invasion Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Kid's book (ages 7-14)
Who's a slave/repressed? - humans are slaves of other humans

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - spy
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - an entire race
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - dictator
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.

Setting
Terrain - Mountains - Forests - Domed/Underground City
Earth setting: - near future (later in 21st century)
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death - generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed
Sex in book? Yes
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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